2025 NBA FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #4 Indiana Pacers (IND leads 2-1)

SA37 · Post #941 » by **SA37** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Dubnation wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
jkvonny wrote:Maybe 2004 Pistons?
1994 Rockets?

Did you just say 1994 Rockets? Hahaha

well-done, sir! :lol:

SportsGuru08 · Post #942 » by **SportsGuru08** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Pacers now have something they never had in the 2000 Finals; a series lead.

PhilBlackson · Post #943 » by **PhilBlackson** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Pacers just feel like a team of destiny like Carlisle's Mavs all over again.

Jadoogar · Post #944 » by **Jadoogar** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Maybe bill Simmons will chill out on casually calling Chet a top 20 player

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djsunyc · Post #945 » by **djsunyc** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

half court execution in close games. outside of sga, it's a question mark for okc.

indy has proven all year it can do it with multiple different guys.

cpower · Post #946 » by **cpower** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

SGA not doing well at end of games

durden_tyler · Post #947 » by **durden_tyler** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Jadoogar wrote:
durden_tyler wrote:Lots of heroes for the Pacers in this G3 win. This is how you build a comepetitive/title contending team in the modern NBA. No elite superstar but 8-10 man deep.

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Both teams are extremely deep. Maybe teams will start focusing on depth again

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Yes of course Thunder has similar build too, difference is that they have an elite superstar in SGA while the Pacers have a couple of stars.

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Tor_Raps · Post #948 » by **Tor_Raps** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Dubnation wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
jkvonny wrote:Maybe 2004 Pistons?
1994 Rockets?

Did you just say 1994 Rockets? Hahaha

Literally one of the best carry jobs by a superstar of all time haha

HotelVitale · Post #949 » by **HotelVitale** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

picc wrote:
jehosafats wrote:Halliburton insists on jump passing like it's adult rec league ball

It has to screw them at some point.

It just has to.

LOL, he's got kind of a plan but man does it look wrong

AIfan3 · Post #950 » by **AIfan3** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

My only fear of OKC losing this finals is they make a can't miss offer to the Bucks for Giannis.

That would just wreck the NBA next season..

LAvision · Post #951 » by **LAvision** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Chet getting rejected by Turner was hilarious.

Mk0 · Post #952 » by **Mk0** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

jkvonny wrote:Safe to say Indy has the better coach (Carlisle).

scrabbarista · Post #953 » by **scrabbarista** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Cook this one in the book, gals! He's a done dog!

1993Playoffs · Post #954 » by **1993Playoffs** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

PhilBlackson wrote:OKC seems like frontrunners if I'm being honest, they don't look good in crunch time.

Other than SGA, no one seems like they can create any offence.

j-dub

___Rand___ · Post #955 » by **___Rand___** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

OKC's lack of a good veteran with playoff experience would help them steady them a bit in critical points in the game IMO. They do get tight at odd times.

doogie_hauser · Post #956 » by **doogie_hauser** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Whatever happens now, we have a series that will likely go the distance (at least 6 games) which is what we all wanted after the last couple of relatively uncompetitive finals series.

The Pacers are repping the Eastern Conference with style and panache, couldn’t be prouder of them !

Rick Carlisle almost reaches Spo tier legacy as coach if Indy wins the Chip (if he is not there already)

Domz · Post #957 » by **Domz** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

Nice win for the Pacers. Do or die for OKC in Game 4.

Wingy · Post #958 » by **Wingy** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:14 am

picc wrote:
jehosafats wrote:Halliburton insists on jump passing like it's adult rec league ball

It has to screw them at some point.

It just has to.

Nah. He’s the goat at this usually unwanted skill.

RRR3 · Post #959 » by **RRR3** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:15 am

What a game!!!!

Post #960 » by **jbk1234** » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:15 am

akula1488 wrote:this one goes to 7 games. Everyone loves a Cinderella story?

I don't know that OKC will have enough left in the tank to take this to 7 games at the current pace and they're not really built to slow the game down.

Omg you guys who wins Game 3??